Sled



June 17. 1924.

v A. PUGLIESE ET AL.,

' SLED Filed Nov. 20, 1922 2 Shelets-S-he't June 17 1924..

A. PUGLIESE ET AL SLED Filed Nov- 20, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheer 2 :n mvv Patented J une 17, 1924.

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ANGELO PUGLIESE, OF NORTH TARRYTWN, FRANK DE FALO, OF NEW YORK, VINCENZO PUGLIESE, OF NORTH TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK.

SLED.

Application filed November 20, 1922.

T all tf1/2,0m t may concern.'

Be it known that we, ANGELO PUGLIESE, F RANK DE PALO, and VINCENZO PUGLIESE, citizens 0f Italy, residing at North Tarrytown, in the county of `illestchester, 82 Mott Street, city and county of New York, and North Tarrytown, in the county of Vestchester, respectively, and all in the State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to sleds of the class of coasting or bob sleds, and has for one of its objects to provide a sled of this class having improved means for guiding or steering the same when moving over the ground.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character having improved means for checking or braking the movement of the sled.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described and then specifically pointed out in the claims, and in the drawings illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention- Figure 1 is a side elevation, and

Fig. 2 is a plan view, of t-he improved sled,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged bottom plan view of the forward part of the sled,

Fig. 4 is an enlarged bottom Yplan view of the rear portion of the sled,

Fig. 5 is an enlar ed longitudinal section 0n the line 5-5 of 4ig. 2,

Fig. 6 is an enlarged longitudinal section on the line 6 6 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 7 is an enlarged front elevation,

Fig. 8 is a transverse section on the line 8-8 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow,

Fig. 9 is an enlarged sectional detail of the steering handle mechanism.

*The improved device comprises a body or seat portion 10 supported byk standards 11 and 12 above the ruimer devices 13 and 14, the latter preferably of inverted T-shape as illustrated in Fig. 8.

At their forward upwardly curved ends the runners are offset as at 15 andV connected by bolts, nuts, screws or the like to the' body 10 as indicated in Fig. 5. A Y

The standards 11 and 12 are preferably each formed with two spaced members, the latter connected by adownturned web 16 Serial No. 602,031.

having a perforated flange 17 to receive holding screws or the like, whereby the standards are connected to the body 10.

The lower terminals of the standards 11 and 12 are riveted or otherwise secured at 18 to the upsta'nding webs of the runners.

Mounted to swing at 19 between the rear members of the rear standards 12 is a plate 2O having a serrated free edge 21, the plate being of suiiicient length to project below the lower lines of the runners 13, 14 when in lower position as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 6, and thus engage the snow or ice overwhicli the sled is moved and serve as a brake or check to the forward movement of the sled.

The forward members of the. rear standards 12 are connected by a transverse stay or brace 22, to support'the opposite portions of theJ standards, and this stay is also utilized to limit the upward movement of the brake 20, while stop pins 23 extend inwardly from the rear of members of the rear standard to limit the rearward movement of the brake member.

A. spring 24C is arranged to hold the brake member 21 normally and yieldably in its upper and inoperative position, as shown in full lines in Figs. 1, 6 and 8. Y

Attached to `one of the runners, for instance the runner 14, is a-standard r25, and pivoted at 2G to the standard is a foot lever 27 having a pedal 28 at the upper end. The sides of the seats or platform 10 are cut away opposite the standard and the pedal 28, as shown at 29, to enable the occupant of the seat to reach the pedal with one of his feet.

Pivoted at one end at 30 to the lowerend of the lever 27 is a push rod 31, the opposite end of the push rod being pivoted at 32 to the brake member 20. By this arrangement the spring 241 operates to hold the brake 20, push rods 81, and foot levers 27, 28 normally in inoperative position, and when the brake or check is to be'used the occupant of the seat simply presses upon the pedal 28 with one foot and thereby causes the brake to be turned down into the position shown by the dotted lines vin Fig. 6 against the resistance of the spring 24, and with the serrated edge 21 engaging the snow or ice over which the sled is running and thus effectually cibrake the latter.

The brake will remain applied as long i as the operators foot is held in contact with the pedal, but the moment the foot is removed the reaction of the spring 24 automatically restores the vbrake to normal and inoperative position.

Disposed between the forward upwardly curving portions of the runners 13 and 14 is a steering runner represented as a whole at 33 and curving upwardly like the main runners and extending in advance of the forward lines of the same, as shown.

At its rear end the steering runner is directed upwardly as at 34 and thence rearwardly as at 35, and attached to the rear member of the forward standard 11 is a combined stay and guide 36 having a longitudinally directed slot 37 through which the portion 35 of the steering runner is laterally movable.

Rigidly attached at 33 to the steering runner 33 is a post or standard 39 having a reduced cylindrical portion 40, and a squared portion 41 above the cylindrical portion, and a threaded portion 42 above the squared portion. The cylindrical portion extends through an opening` in the platform 10 which constitutes a bearing, and mounted upon the squared portion of the post is a steering handle 43 held in position upon the post by a clamp nut 44 engaging the threaded portion 42.

Rigidly attached at 45 to the forward upturned part of the steering runner is a staymember 46 apertured at its rear end to receive the cylindrical portion 40 of the standard 39, and bearing` on the shoulder formed at the juncture of the portions 39 and 40. Surrounding the cylindrical portion 40 and bearing at one end on the stay member 46, is a spring 47, and the cylindrical portion is also provided with a bearing washer 48 against which the upper end of the spring bears.

By this arrangement the steering runner may be turned upon the cylindrical portion of the post as a center or pivot by actuating the steering arm 43, as will be obvious.

As long as the sled is running over a relatively even or uniform surface, the steering runner will retain its position substantially level with the lower line of the main runners 13 and 14, but if the steering runner encounters an obstitfrrtion, the spring 47 will yield and permit" the steering runner to rise, and thus avoid breaking any of the parts.

The steering arm 43 is formed with a rearwardly directed segmental enlargement 43 Yhaving a central rearwardly opening notch 49 to receive a spring pressed stop pawl 50, the latter pivoted at 51 to a bracket 52 and the bracket attached to the upper face of the platform 10. l

:The Spring f9.1 hOldIlg the Stop pawl is indicated at 53, and operates to yieldabl).1 hold the stop pawl within the notch, and thus lock the steering` arm in central position, and likewise the steering runner in central position in parallel relation to the main runners 13 and 14.

'The steering arm 43 is provided with a bell crank shaped releasing` lever piv oted at 55 to the steering arm 43 with one portion extended to engage the forward face of the stop pawl 50 and the other portion extended to a point near one of the terminals of the steering arm so that the operator can grasp both the releasing lever and the steering' arm with one hand.

By this means when the direction of the sled is to be changed, the operator first apN plies lateral pressure to the rearward y er' tending portion of the releasing lever 54 and thus causes the laterally directed portion to force the stop pawl 50 out of the notch 49 and thus releases the steering arm. so that the steering runner may be turned to the right or left and thus operate as a rudder to change the course of the direction of the sled.

lWhen the releasing lever is released, thc stop pawl 50 will be automatically moved into the notch by the reaction of the spring 53, as will be obvious.

The improved device is simple in construction, can be made of any suitable material and of any required size, and provides a coaster or fbob sled which may be employed for carrying any required number of persons according to the size of the seat, and can be easily controlled and steered and the speed checked and. controlled by the operator without leaving his position at the forward end of the seat.

The preferred embodiment ofthe invention is disclosed in the drawings and set forth in the specifications, but itwill be understood that modifications within the scope of the claims may be made in the construction without departing from the principle of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

1. ln a sled, spaced continuous runners, a platform rigidly connected to said continuous runners, a steering runner located between said spaced runners with a rearwardly directed extension spaced above the lower'lines of the runners, spaced guide members connected to the spaced runners and between which the extension of said steering runner is laterally movable, a bearing in said platform, a steering post rotative in said bearing and rigidly connected at the lower end to said steering runner, and turning arm connected to said post above said platform.

2. lin a sled spaced continuous runners, a

il li platform rigidly connected to said con-` tinuous runners, a steering runner located between said spaced runners upwardly curved at the forward end with a rearwardly directed extension spaced above the lower lines of the runners, spaced guide members connected to the spaced runners and between which the extension of said steering runners is laterally movable, a bearing in said platform, a steering post rotative in said bearing and rigidly connected at the lower end to said steering runners, a stay member rigidly connected to the upwardly curving portion of the steering runner and to the steering post, and a turning arm connected to said post above said platform.

3. In a sled spaced continuous runners, a platform rigidly connected to said continuous runners, a steering runner located between said spaced runners upwardly curved at the forward end with a rearwardly directed extension spaced above the lower lines of the runners, spaced guide members connected to the spaced runners and between which the extension of said steering runners is laterally movable, a bearing in said platform, a steering post rotative in said bearing and rigidly connected at the lower end to said steering runners, -a stay member rigidly connected to the upwardly curving portion of the steering runner and to the steering post, a spring between said stay member and said platform, and a turning arm connected to said post above said platform.

4. In a sled, spaced continuous runners, a platform rigidly connected to said continuous runners, a steering runner located between said spaced runners with a rearwardly directed extension spaced above the lower lines of the runners, spaced guide members connected to the spaced runners and between which the extension of said steering runners is laterally movable, a bearing in said platform, a steering post rota tive in said bearing and rigidly connected at the lower end to said steering runner, a turning arm connected to said post above said platform and including a notched segment, a yieldable pawl carried by said platform and engaging in the notch of the segment, and a trip lever pivoted to said turning arm and operative to disengage said pawl from the notch.

In testimony whereof, we affix our signatures hereto.

ANGELO PUGLIESE. FRANK DE PALO'. PUGLIESE, VINCENZO. 

